Examining The Ravaging (Covid 19) And Its Implications For Educational Institutions On A Global Perspective

Bright Okanezi,Amadi Mercy Steve

doi:10.52155/ijpsat.v25.1.2787

Abstract

The study examined the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for educational institutions on a global perspective. COVID-19 outbreak occurred in Wuhan City, China at the twilight of the year 2019 and spread like wild fire to other countries. Globally, over eight million people have been infected with the coronavirus, over four million people recovered and more than half a million deaths recorded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The disease was so dreadful that various nations adopted the lockdown measure to forestall further spread. Consequently, educational institutions at all levels were shut-down along-side other sectors. Corollary to the above, it was found that the academic calendar would be affected; international students’ enrolment might reduce; schools that depend more on foreign students for funding may experience a down-turn during the period of COVID-19 outbreak; schools may not be able to be liberal with their financial aid offerings; private school owners may find it difficult to pay the salaries of their employees during the period of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. It was however, recommended that schools should source revenue through entrepreneurial practices; the government of each country should allocate 26% of her annual budget to education sector; tuition fee for international students should be cut down by at least 20%; World Health Organization (WHO) should sponsor more research towards getting a vaccine for COVID-19.

Highlights

The novel coronavirus which is known as COVID-19 is a microscopic organism that ordinarily could have been despised but the devastating effects of the virus have earned it an unprecedented popularity
The above prediction may not be doubted considering the experience in northern Nigeria, in Kano where dozens of human beings died as a result of coronavirus
In Nigeria the Governor of Bauchi State, Mr Bala Mohammed has tested positive of the deadly coronavirus

Summary

INTRODUCTION

The novel coronavirus which is known as COVID-19 is a microscopic organism that ordinarily could have been despised but the devastating effects of the virus have earned it an unprecedented popularity. The virus is so infectious that at its very beginning, it was difficult to contain even by developed countries the number of positive cases (infected persons) consistently increased and people died in hundreds and thousands. Schools were closed abruptly in response to the suggestion or rather recommendation of lockdown as most effective measure to contain the spread of the dreaded disease. This paper discusses the origin/cause of COVID-19, its extent of spread, some prominent persons infected, impact of school and business closure (lockdown) on COVID-19 transmission rate, COVID-19 threats on human race and strategies of nations to contain it, World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) conditions to ease COVID-19 restrictions (lockdown), and the COVID-19 implications for education institutions on a global perspective

ORIGIN OF COVID-19

SOME PROMINENT PERSONS INFECTED WITH COVID-19

Findings

CONCLUSION